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• Sewage: Mum says daughter got E. coli after swimming in polluted sea

  04-09-2023 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jayne Etherington said her daughter Caitlin fell ill after swimming in the sea off the Welsh coast.
  
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• Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero review – it is the unfathomable suffering that stays with you

  04-09-2023 23:55 via theguardian.com
  
  This distressing documentary outlines in a clear and accessible way the beginning of the mass execution of Jews under Hitler’s regime. Vital viewingWendy Lower, historian and author of several books on the second world war and the Holocaust, calls them “the missing missing” – the Jewish men, women and children murdered in mass open-air shootings by Nazi death squads in such large, unrecorded numbers in so many places that even finding out quite how many were killed and wh
  
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• ‘Pretty drained’: Jack Draper’s promising US Open run ends after Rublev defeat

  04-09-2023 23:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Draper beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by No 8 seed‘I’ve had four good matches at a grand slam’After a completely unexpected, brilliant eight days that offered both himself and the rest of the tennis world a much-needed reminder of his considerable talents, Jack Draper’s US Open run came to an end in the fourth round on a humid Monday afternoon in New York.Andrey Rublev, the eighth seed, used all of his experience and nous to narrowly edge out his younger challenger 6-3, 3-6, 6
  
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• UK weather: Heat-health alert in place as temperatures to hit 32C

  04-09-2023 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The health alert is in force across most of England until Sunday, with temperatures peaking midweek.
  
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• School closed over RAAC concrete lost earlier bid for government cash

  04-09-2023 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Perry says he is still waiting for government advice on how much of his school is unsafe.
  
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• Essex school closed by concrete crisis appeals for marquees

  04-09-2023 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school in Essex considers teaching pupils under canvas while half the site is closed.
  
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• Keys puts aside friendship to shock Pegula and reach US Open quarter-finals

  04-09-2023 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  No 17 seed reaches US Open last-eight for first time since 2018American plays Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova nextMadison Keys stunned third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-3 in an all-American clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday, reaching the US Open quarter-finals for the first time since 2018.Keys crashed out of the first round at Cincinnati last month but appeared right at home on the New York hard courts, where she was runner-up in 2017, as she overwhelmed her opponent with 21 winners.
  
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• ‘Martha’s rule’: ministers consider law to give right to second medical opinion

  04-09-2023 22:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Mother of girl who died after hospital failed to admit her to intensive care says policy would make it easier for patients and families to seek advice from senior doctorMinisters are considering introducing Martha’s rule in England to make it easier for patients and their families who believe their concerns are not being taken seriously by medical staff to get a second medical opinion.Steve Barclay, the health secretary, said a similar measure enforced in Australia had been shown to have s
  
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• Bournemouth: Man and a woman charged over cliff-side remains find

  04-09-2023 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim is named by police as Simon Shotton, 49, from Bournemouth, after human remains were found.
  
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• Gillian Keegan apologises for swearing over school concrete crisis

  04-09-2023 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The minister apologises but says she was "frustrated" by a reporter's questions on the concrete crisis.
  
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• Coventry crashes: Hospital worker was among victims

  04-09-2023 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joel Carreido's family pay tribute as a murder suspect was detained under the Mental Health Act.
  
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• Five detained in Cyprus after British woman accuses them of gang-rape

  04-09-2023 21:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Alleged victim says she was sexually assaulted by a group of Israeli men while on holiday in Ayia NapaA group of young Israeli men have been detained in Cyprus after local police said they needed time to investigate accusations of gang-rape from a British woman on holiday in Ayia Napa.The five men, all aged 19 or 20, were remanded on order of a district court magistrate in Famagusta for a further eight days after their arrest late on Sunday. The Briton, who is 20 and cannot legally be identified
  
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• Coup de Chance review – Woody Allen’s tale of ill-fated lovers is his best film in a decade

  04-09-2023 21:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Venice film festival: An adulterous affair between bored millionaire’s wife Fanny and struggling writer Alain is surely bound for disasterOne autumn day in Paris, a struggling writer named Alain buys a lottery ticket for his married lover, Fanny. The purchase is made on impulse; it’s an offhand romantic gesture and a feeble appeal to the fates. The odds are stacked against these ill-starred lovers and their adulterous affair is surely bound for disaster. But the nights are drawing in
  
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• Sir Gavin Williamson apologises over bullying texts

  04-09-2023 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former cabinet minister says he regrets using inappropriate language in texts sent to Wendy Morton.
  
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• Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Simon Byrne resigns

  04-09-2023 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He is stepping down after a number of high-profile controversies, including a major data leak.
  
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• Spain men’s football team condemn Rubiales for ‘unacceptable behaviour’

  04-09-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Álvaro Morata reads statement on behalf of squadSpanish FA head is suspended over World Cup conductThe Spain men’s national football team have condemned the “unacceptable behaviour” of Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF).On Monday the players called an impromptu press conference at their Las Rozas training base where the team captain, Álvaro Morata, read a statement on behalf of the squad. Continue reading...
  
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• Lincolnshire widower urges tired drivers to pull over

  04-09-2023 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex Earle's wife Rosie died after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and collided with her car.
  
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• Gavin Williamson told to apologise over bullying texts

  04-09-2023 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An inquiry finds Tory MP Sir Gavin bullied former chief whip Wendy Morton in texts about the Queen's funeral.
  
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• Wilko: rescue deal to save many stores at risk over supplier debts

  04-09-2023 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Big suppliers want debts paid upfront in order to guarantee supplying shopsMeet Hilco, the firm behind the scenes at Wilko failure and other high street collapsesA rescue deal to save the majority of Wilko’s stores has been put at risk as some key suppliers want outstanding debts repaid upfront to guarantee continuing to provide products to the chain.Doug Putman, who engineered a turnaround of HMV in the UK and owns Toys R Us in Canada, has been negotiating a deal to save as many as 300 of
  
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• Starmer promotes Blairites as Labour thoughts turn to governing

  04-09-2023 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The reshuffle, thought to have been deftly managed by Sue Gray, made a shadow cabinet heavy with stalwarts from the Blair-Brown eraWhen Keir Starmer put the final touches to his shadow cabinet reshuffle over the summer recess, his thoughts were not just on who would help propel Labour into government at the next election, but who could run the country if they are successful.His top team now includes three MPs who served in the last Labour cabinet – Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper and Hilary Ben
  
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• Opposites don’t attract: couples more likely to be similar than different, study shows

  04-09-2023 20:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists find that most partners have shared traits including political views, education levels and drinking habitsThe power of animal magnetism has brought countless couples together, but when it comes to who we fall for, scientists say there’s little truth in the old adage that opposites attract.A study on romantic relationships found that for more than 80% of traits analysed – from political views to drug taking and the age at which people first had sex – partners were oft
  
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• Umpires were paid three times more for men’s Hundred games than women’s

  04-09-2023 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Women’s final fee was £1,000; men’s final fee £2,500Policy disproportionately affects female umpiresUmpires were paid three times more to officiate in the men’s Hundred this summer than in the women’s Hundred, the Guardian can reveal.On-field and TV umpires in the women’s Hundred were paid a fee of £300 to officiate in each group‑stage match, while those tasked with officiating in men’s group fixtures were paid £1,000 a game. For
  
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• Concrete: Two schools in Wales close over concerns

  04-09-2023 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Minister says schools in Wales are safe as officials close two schools because of problem concrete.
  
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• Gavin Williamson apologises for bullying former Tory chief whip

  04-09-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-minister says he regrets using inappropriate language in text messages sent to Wendy MortonGavin Williamson has apologised in the Commons for bullying the Conservatives’ former chief whip Wendy Morton in a series of text messages in 2022.The former cabinet minister was found to have abused his power when he sent Morton the messages in September 2022 complaining about not getting a seat at Elizabeth II’s funeral. The messages included Williamson telling Morton: “Well let&rsqu
  
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• Angela Rayner named shadow levelling up secretary in Labour reshuffle

  04-09-2023 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Deputy leader to take over brief from Lisa Nandy as Keir Starmer makes long-awaited changes to top teamAngela Rayner will become deputy prime minister if Labour wins power and will take on the levelling up brief, in a long-awaited shadow cabinet reshuffle that also saw several MPs on the right of the party promoted before the next general election.In a broad swathe of changes in which MPs on the Blairite wing largely prospered at the expense of those seen as being more on the soft left, Lisa Nan
  
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• RishGPT offers a word salad of nonsense on school buildings crisis | John Crace

  04-09-2023 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  The PM was taking no responsibility for anything – and nor was his overconfident education secretaryThe metaphors keep piling up like a multiple car wreck. Or do they keep crashing down? It’s so hard to keep up. But you get the drift. Yet again, we have a government that’s out of control. That can do little else but bunker down in the cabinet room and pray for the roof not to fall in. Desperate for a break that just isn’t coming. Helpless to do anything but gradually disa
  
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• Swedish club contact Ifab after finding loophole in offside law

  04-09-2023 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Ettan Fotboll side Torns IF reveal loophole in videoRule-making body appears willing to review lawA club from the Swedish third tier have provoked a philosophical debate with football’s rule-makers after devising a cunning way to defeat the offside law.Torns IF compete in the southern league of the Ettan Fotboll in Sweden and have a modest history. Their home of Stångby has an estimated population of just 2,000 people. But their creative use of social media has enabled them to cause
  
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• Martin Rowson on the government’s approach to the school concrete crisis – cartoon

  04-09-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
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• The Guardian view on the UK falling apart: Labour must reject the orthodoxy that caused it to crumble | Editorial

  04-09-2023 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Keir Starmer is close to embracing a consensus that has failed. Better for Labour to be open-minded about today’s problemsIn 2021 the Department for Education calculated that more than 300 schools needed to be repaired every year to deal with the possible catastrophic collapse of the postwar concrete with which they had been built. Jonathan Slater, who was the department’s top civil servant from May 2016 to August 2020, told the BBC that civil servants thought that the Treasury would
  
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• The Guardian view on insects: gardeners can help reverse their alarming decline | Editorial

  04-09-2023 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  With different planting, and by rejecting insecticides, even small green spaces can promote biodiversityGardeners’ attitudes to insects, like those of humans in general, are a mixed bag. Butterflies’ brief, fluttering lives make them beloved wonders. Bees have long been a source of fascination as well as honey. But the reason why some creepy-crawlies have been classified as pests while others haven’t goes beyond appearances. Horticulturalists, like farmers, generally object to
  
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• Åberg marks changing of guard in Europe with Ryder Cup selection

  04-09-2023 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Swede’s rapid rise is no surprise with the former world No 1 amateur unlikely to be overawed by his team debut in RomeIt did not take long for Ludvig Åberg to turn heads among professional golf’s elite. In an infamously selfish environment, Åberg’s rapid progress prompted intrigue. Just ask Justin Rose.“I don’t follow the college scene that closely so I wasn’t really aware of all the names coming through but obviously I was very much aware of this
  
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• Meet Hilco, the firm behind the scenes at Wilko failure and other high street collapses

  04-09-2023 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Restructuring specialist made its name through dealings with some of best-known British retailersWilko: rescue deal to save many stores at risk over supplier debtsIt has been a tough few weeks for staff at Wilko, with the first round of potentially thousands of job cuts at the failed budget retailer due to start this week despite hopes remaining of a rescue deal for parts of the business.However, the picture is rosier for its biggest creditor, the restructuring specialist Hilco Capital, which in
  
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• Minnesota prison resolves dispute with 100 inmates refusing to return to cells

  04-09-2023 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Facility put on lockdown after inmates refused to return to cells amid extreme high temperaturesA Minnesota prison was put on lockdown after about 100 incarcerated people refused to return to their cells on Sunday morning amid extreme temperatures.The dispute at the Stillwater prison, Minnesota’s largest close-security institution for adult men, was resolved “peacefully” on Sunday, according to an update from Paul Schnell, commissioner of the Minnesota department of corrections
  
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• List of schools that have closed, shut buildings or moved over RAAC concrete

  04-09-2023 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is not publishing a list of which schools are affected, but this is what we know.
  
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• Lady Justice Thirlwall appointed to lead public inquiry into Lucy Letby

  04-09-2023 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Thirlwall was the presiding judge in the 2013 case of Mick and Mairead Philpott and Paul MosleyThe court of appeal judge Lady Justice Thirlwall has been appointed to lead the public inquiry into Lucy Letby’s murder of seven babies in an NHS hospital.The health secretary, Steve Barclay, described Thirlwall as “one of the country’s most senior judges” as he announced her appointment in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Ministers to announce moves aiming to allow building of onshore wind turbines

  04-09-2023 19:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Downing Street is hoping to satisfy Tory rebels, but developers say changes would leave effective ban in place Ministers will this week announce a series of changes designed to make it easier for developers to win planning permission to build onshore wind turbines.The government could publish proposals as soon as Tuesday on how to adapt the planning system to stop local authorities standing in the way of almost every new wind power development on land. Continue reading...
  
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• Lucy Letby: Senior judge appointed to lead inquiry

  04-09-2023 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lady Justice Thirlwall will lead a probe into how the neonatal nurse was able to murder seven babies.
  
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• Slavery reaches into the heart of Life in the UK | Letters

  04-09-2023 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Britain should come clean about the ‘illustrious’ historical figures in its citizenship test, writes Arthur Cunha. And other readers reflect on an uncomfortable legacyI am a Brazilian national living in the UK and am currently going through the citizenship application process. I recently had to take the Life in the UK test and, in my opinion, it is the embodiment of the British people’s resistance to coming to terms with their country’s past (Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue C
  
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• The Guardian’s block on ChatGPT using its content is bad news | Letters

  04-09-2023 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Praveen Naidoo says there is need for a wider debate; Paul Sawbridge and Ian Waton believe the information fed to AI should not just come from the rightwing pressI was disappointed to read that the Guardian has followed other organisations in preventing OpenAI from harvesting its content for training (The Guardian blocks ChatGPT owner OpenAI from trawling its content, 1 September). While I understand the importance of protecting intellectual property, what worries me is the quality of informatio
  
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• Martha's rule: Government to explore bringing in change after tragic teen death

  04-09-2023 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers will try to make it easier for people to get second medical opinion after teenager's death.
  
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• Angela Rayner handed new role as Keir Starmer reshuffles top team

  04-09-2023 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's deputy leader gets the key levelling up brief in the party's top team, replacing Lisa Nandy.
  
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• Bangor University scientists design fuel for nuclear reactors on the moon - Sky News

  04-09-2023 18:39 via news.google.com
  Bangor University scientists design fuel for nuclear reactors on the moon  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• After the reshuffle, Blairites dominate Starmer’s shadow cabinet. That’s bad news for the rest of us | Owen Jones

  04-09-2023 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s 2023, not 1997, and the problems facing the UK can’t be solved by yet more privatisationPark any negative thoughts you may have about Tony Blair. His first cabinet was filled with big beasts who enjoyed broad public recognition. Gordon Brown, obviously. John Prescott, Robin Cook, Margaret Beckett, David Blunkett, Mo Mowlam, Jack Straw, Frank Dobson, Clare Short and even Peter Mandelson. As Keir Starmer conducts his likely final major reshuffle before a general election, the same
  
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• Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the risk of widespread human transmission - Medical Xpress

  04-09-2023 18:23 via news.google.com
  Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the risk of widespread human transmission  Medical XpressFears of new pandemic as humans 'vulnerable' to new mutant virus found in China  The MirrorFears of a new global pandemic soar as new mutant strain of virus discovered in China  ExpressNew mutational changes in bird flu virus may signal next pandemic: Study  Gulf NewsNorth American wintering mallards infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza sh
  
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• Did you solve it? The school with the best A-level results in the UK

  04-09-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The answer to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set you this puzzle, created by Kirsty Land, a former student of King’s Maths School, the school that topped this year’s A-level rankings. (To read more about King’s Maths School, see my original post.)The amazing word machineAdd any vowel to the start of a word. i.e. MAZE –>AMAZE.Add any consonant to the end of a word. i.e. CARD –> CARDS.Delete two or more consecutive vowels. i.e. PLEASE –>PLSE.Delete
  
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• Coming soon to a cinema near you? The return of the bed bug

  04-09-2023 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  French movie-lovers are struggling with a plague of insect bites. Bed bug infestations are up 65% in the UK. Is anywhere safe?Name: Bed bugsAge: The first ancestors emerged 115m years ago, so older than beds. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I’m worried about her safety’: parents voice fears over school’s concrete

  04-09-2023 17:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Parents outside a secondary school in west London describe impact of the alert over crumbling concreteThe first day of secondary school is always a daunting experience – and it is especially so this term for year 7s in west London starting at a school with crumbling concrete panels.Parents outside the school gates at the Ellen Wilkinson school in Ealing, west London, said they had spent the weekend worrying for their children’s safety. Continue reading...
  
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• Keighley-district GP group backs 'Know Your Numbers' plea - Keighley News

  04-09-2023 17:28 via news.google.com
  
  Keighley-district GP group backs 'Know Your Numbers' plea  Keighley NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Children forced into contact with fathers accused of abuse

  04-09-2023 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In some cases, family courts ordered a child to live with a paedophile, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Biographer says it wouldn’t be ‘total shock’ if Biden drops out of 2024 race

  04-09-2023 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Franklin Foer, author of biography of president, makes comments amid widespread questions about Biden’s age and competencyThe author of a new biography of Joe Biden has said it “wouldn’t be a total shock” if the president cancels his re-election bid by the end of the year.Franklin Foer, whose book The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future is published this week, told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that &ldq
  
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